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Tuberculosis kills more people worldwide than AIDS or malaria, even though we've had a cure for 50 years. One doctor learned from village healers in Uganda that you can't cure TB unless you first understand poverty. 

The dramatic rise in autism diagnoses over the past 25 years is primarily a result of changes in the definition of the condition and increased screening, rather than the causes claimed by politicians like Trump and RFK Jr. 

As healthcare prioritizes profits over people, doctors are organizing to reclaim their profession and protect patients 

Chaque mois, nous retrouvons le Dr Catherine Solano, sexologue, qui répond aux questions des auditeurs. Ce mois-ci, elle nous parle de la sexualité quand on est concerné par une maladie chronique, comme le diabète, le cancer, le handicap... 

Certaines maladies chroniques, comme le diabète ou l’hypertension artérielle, peuvent avoir de graves répercussions sur la santé des reins. Dans le monde, plus de 850 millions de personnes souffriraient d’une maladie rénale, ce qui en fait la 6ème cause de mortalité au monde, en ... Show More

Today, I am blessed to chat with Andy Schoonover, founder of Crowd Health. We dive into the flaws of the current health care system, which we dub "sick care" due to its profit-driven nature that keeps patients dependent on treatments. Andy shares how Crowd Health offers a communi ... Show More

The price of insulin in the US is both outrageous and deadly to those who can't live without it. This week, we're revisiting an episode where diabetes advocate Brooke Bennett shares her own struggles living with type 1 diabetes and how the astronomical cost of a life-saving drug ... Show More

Billions of health insurance claims are processed every year, and around 19% of them are denied. Very few people appeal, but those that do have a chance at a different outcome. Jessica Mendoza speaks to one family about the insurance denial that threw them into a life-or-death cr ... Show More

#158 How reserves, slack and simple rules of thumb help us deal with radical uncertainty. Why the next financial crisis is unlikely to be like the last one. This episode of Money For the Rest of Us is sponsored by Health IQ, an insurance company that helps health conscious people ... Show More

On dénombre près de 7 000 maladies rares et 80% d’entre elles ont une origine génétique. Parmi elles, il existe les maladies rares de la peau qui n’ont pas de traitement permettant une guérison définitive.  Comment améliorer le quotidien des enfants atteints par des maladies rare ... Show More

Les reins peuvent être le siège de différentes maladies susceptibles d'altérer fortement et durablement leur bon fonctionnement et pouvant aller jusqu'à leur destruction. Près de 850 millions de personnes, dans le monde, souffrent d'une affection rénale. En l'absence de symptômes ... Show More

Le système français de santé est parfois montré en exemple pour la qualité des traitements et la couverture universelle. Mais des disparités existent dans le pays, avec un grave manque de médecins dans certaines régions.  Traduction:The French healthcare system is sometimes held ... Show More

We hear from businesses in California, Fiji and the UK that have been hit hard by natural disasters like floods, wildfires and extreme storms - followed by rising insurance premiums - or companies refusing to insure them at all. An alternative type of cover, parametric insurance, ... Show More